Fixture support



Feb. 7, 1928.

c.- H. OPPENHEIMER I FIXTURE SUPPORT Filed Dec. 22, 1924 ATTORNEYS ill Patented Feb. 721928.

insane PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. OPPENHEIMER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FIXTURE SUPPORT.

Application filed December 22, 1924. Serial No. 757,326.

This invention relates to fixture supports and is directed more particularly to a clamp for attaching a lighting fixture to a bed, vanity table, or other article of furniture.

The primary object of the present inveir 'tion is to provide a particularly simple and inexpensive form of clamp whereby a lighting fixture may be easily and quickly at tached to a bed, vanity table or other article of furniture.

Another object is to provide a clamp of the aforesaid character which shall be adjustable to accommodate various sized articles to which the fixture is to be attached.

A further object is to provide a clamp which shall be inconspicuous and which shall in no way detract from the fixture or article to which the same is attached.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the various novel fea tures of construction and arrangement or combination, all of which will be fully de scribed hereinafter and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this application, Fig. 1 is an elevation of a fixture attached to a mirror; Fig. 2 is a similar View but showing the fixture attached to a bed; Fig. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to the line 3-3 of Fig. l and showing the fixture in eleva- 'tion: Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line -t4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is alongitudinal sectional view through the clamp and a portion of the fixture arm; and Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the clamp and portion of the fixture arm.

Describing the various parts by reference characters, 1 denotes a lighting fixture of any approved type and design which is fitted with the usual. tubular supporting arm 2. This arm iscurved to produce the desired ornamental effect, and at its free end is provided with a right angle extension 3 and a forwardly projecting arm 4 which is preferably relatively thin and sharpened at its outer end as indicated at- 5. The arm 2 and extension 3 serve as conduit for the wires 6 which connect the lighting fixture with a source of electric current and hence the wiring is concealed which materially adds to the appearance of the fixture.

Slidably mounted on extension 3 is a collar 7 which is adapted to be clamped thereon at variable positions by means of a set screw 8. An arm 9projects from collar 7 and is fitted with a set screw 10 which is adapted to cooperate with arm a to clamp the fixture to an article of furniture.

It the fixture is to be attached to an article ot furniture having a mirror, such as a vanity or dressing table, the sharpened end 5 of arm l is forced in between the frame 12 and backing 13, as shown in Figs. 1 and S. and the set screw 10 is then tightened to hold the fixture in place. When it is de sired to attach the fixture to support such as a bed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4., the set screw 8 loosened, and the collar 7 is adjusted until arms 9 and 4; define a space substantially equal to the thickness of the support, whereupon set screws 8 and 10 may be tightened to hold the fixture in place.

It will be understood that arm 2 may be of any desired shape or length, and the lighting fixture carried by the end of the arm may be of any desired type depending upon the particular use of the fixture. The clamp permits the fixture to be readily attached to various articles of furniture and when so attached presents a neat and pleasmg appearance.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

A supporting fixture for electric lamps adapted to be secured to the back side of a mirror and comprising a tubular member adapted to support a lamp socket and to serve as a conduit for electric wiring, said tubular member having a relatively thin arm formed integral therewith and adapted to be inserted between the frame and backing strip of a mirror and a clamping member carried by sa d tubular member and having a set screw therein cooperating with said relatively thin arm to secure said fixture in place, said securing means being hidden from view from the front of the mirror.

. In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

CHARLES H. OPPENHEIMER. 

